Livia Brito Pestana (born 21 July 1986) is a Cuban- Mexican actress and model best known for her intense performances in

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s. She gained recognition for her portrayal of Fernanda Linares, the lead character on the

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revenge drama television series '' La desalmada''.

Biography

Brito was born on July 21, 1986 in

Ciego de Ávila Province Ciego de Ávila () is one of the provinces of Cuba, and was previously part of Camagüey Province. Its capital is Ciego de Ávila, which lies on the Carretera Central (central highway), and the second city is Morón, further north. The provi ...

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. The daughter of actor Rolando Brito Rodríguez and Gertrudis Pestana, her family immigrated to Mexico in the year 2000. Brito was between 13 and 14 years old at the time. A year after settling in

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

, her father opened a restaurant called ''La Cubana'', which offered traditional Cuban dishes. Brito worked as a waitress at the family restaurant, and later as a model, to help pay for her studies in Business Administration. She represented Mexico in the 2009 edition of the Reina Mundial del Banano, finishing as first runner-up and awarded Miss Photogenic. She later enrolled in

Centro de Educación Artística The Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) is an Drama school, entertainment educational institution in Mexico run by that country's major media conglomerate, Televisa. Located at Televisa San Ángel, the company's facilities in the San Ángel nei ...

(CEA). Her talents attributed to heredity, coming from an artistic family. Her father was a leading actor in

, while her mother was a major ballet dancer.

Career

In 2010, Brito gained popularity after making her acting debut as Fernanda Sandoval in the telenovela ''

Triunfo del amor ''Triunfo del amor'' (English title: ''Triumph of Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa. It is a remake of the 1998 telenovela '' El privilegio de amar'', which itself is a remake of the 1985 Venezue ...

'', produced by Salvador Mejía, and starring William Levy,

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and

Victoria Ruffo María Victoria Eugenia Guadalupe Martínez del Río Moreno-Ruffo (born May 31, 1962) better known as Victoria Ruffo is a Mexican actress notable for her roles in telenovelas. Biography 1980s Ruffo began her acting career in 1980, starrin ...

. In 2012, she portrayed the role of Paloma González in the telenovela '' Abismo de pasión'', produced by

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, and starring Angelique Boyer,

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and

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. Brito's first lead role was in

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's '' De que te quiero, te quiero'' (2013) with Juan Diego Covarrubias. In her second lead role, Brito was paired with

José Ron Édgar José Ron Vásquez (born August 6, 1981), is a Mexican television actor best known for his roles in telenovelas such as '' Juro que te amo'', '' Los exitosos Pérez'', ''La que no podía amar'', '' La mujer del Vendaval'' and '' Muchac ...

in '' Muchacha italiana viene a casarse'' (2014), produced by

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, and also filmed in

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. In 2016, Brito portrayed as Maribel Guardia in the biographical miniseries ''

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'', produced by Carla Estrada, and starring José Manuel Figueroa. Later on, Brito starred as Yolanda Cadena, the lead character of the action drama series ''

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'' (2017–2018), created by W Studios, produced by Lemon Films Studios, and co-starring Arap Bethke and Juan Colucho. In 2021, Brito landed her most breakthrough role as Fernanda Linares in her most noted telenovela to date, the phenomenal revenge drama '' La desalmada'', produced by Jose Alberto Castro, and featuring a large

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headed by

, Eduardo Santamarina, Marlene Favela, Marjorie de Sousa,

Kimberly Dos Ramos Kimberly Dos Ramos de Sousa (born April 15, 1992) is a Venezuelan actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Matilda Román in Nickelodeon's '' Grachi''. She started her career in commercials and promotions for the Venezuelan television st ...

, Gonzalo García Vivanco, Laura Carmine, Daniel Elbittar and many more. In the recent years, she has maintained starring roles on the telenovelas ''

Mujer de nadie ''Mujer de nadie'' (English title: ''A Woman of Her Own'') is a Mexican telenovela that aired on Las Estrellas from 13 June 2022 to 12 August 2022. The series is produced by Giselle González for TelevisaUnivision, and is based on the 2004 tel ...

'' (2022) and '' Minas de pasión'' (2023).

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honor the best Mexican television productions, including telenovelas. Instituted in 1983, the award ceremony rotates between Mexico City and Acapulco. The c ...

Premio de la Asociación de Críticos y Periodistas Teatrales (ACPT)

References

External links

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